Dear KinoFist, Thanks very much for the film screenings in Hackney Wick. I only managed to catch the last two but enjoyed them both very much, and I like the idea of KinoFist: social event + film review journal + cinema where smoking is encouraged. As a prospective theme for the next screenings, how about showing some films which feature Antonin Artaud? I think it's quite difficult to get hold of his early films, but he's an excellent subject to write about. I'm currently making my way through Artaud's selected works, and would be very interested in writing a short essay for the KinoFist magazine. Perhaps you know of an Artaud scholar who could help realise this idea? Otherwise, I would be willing to track down the films from the British Library, etc. What do you think?
This is the online site of the film collective Kino Fist. We run a more-or-less monthly film screening at the E:vent Gallery in Bethnal Green, London. We aim to show films that are both politically and aesthetically interesting and yet rarely screened. We also aim to reinstate the centrality of both the B-movie and the double bill to the cinema-going experience.
The articles reproduced on the site first appear in the magazine we produce to accompany each screening. Past topics include: Riefenstahl, Genet, Constructivism, Brecht, Sexpol, Fashion, Boredom, Chris Marker, Work and Red Space. We are always looking for contributions (texts, images, illustrations). Look out for the regular call for papers.
We have recently started to screen short work by non-mainstream film-makers. If you would like your film to be shown by Kino Fist, please email us.
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Dear KinoFist,
Thanks very much for the film screenings in Hackney Wick. I only managed to catch the last two but enjoyed them both very much, and I like the idea of KinoFist: social event + film review journal + cinema where smoking is encouraged. As a prospective theme for the next screenings, how about showing some films which feature Antonin Artaud? I think it's quite difficult to get hold of his early films, but he's an excellent subject to write about. I'm currently making my way through Artaud's selected works, and would be very interested in writing a short essay for the KinoFist magazine. Perhaps you know of an Artaud scholar who could help realise this idea? Otherwise, I would be willing to track down the films from the British Library, etc. What do you think?
We'll add it to the list! Thanks Matt. No plans as yet for next season, but will be working on it shortly...
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